Rising UFC featherweight Paddy Pimblett recently got into a feisty exchange with one of the sport’s pioneers, Diego Sanchez — winner of the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter and a veteran of over 30 Octagon appearances.
It began when Sanchez used a row of clown emojis to symbolize the recent UFC signing. Those make-up clad faces seemed to have struck a nerve with Pimblett, who unleashed a tirade aimed at ‘The Nightmare’.
“Go and get brainwashed by that Fabia dude again like he’s your cult leader,” wrote Pimblett on Instagram. “Your the laughing stock of this whole sport!